BLACK

by Koketso, Jasmine, Moreodi & Tierra

He felt a rush of curiosity

He remembered the animosity

But he needed appreciation

He tried to forget all the accusations

Hence he decided to take action

He took the first step

He felt the sunlight

A new dawn, the direction

The life of simplicity

To live in the world of fertility

despite being considered second class race

He is proud and rich

From the land of raw diamonds and gold

He can withstand the heat

He is son of the soil.

Black. When he speaks. When he breathes. When he thinks. When he bleeds.

Should he be scared?

It is what he is.

He is what it is.

So much meaning in that color. But is it just a color?

Like red to a petal of a rose, gold to a crown, amethyst to a stone, 

black is to him.

Sometimes it is the reason he shines, sometimes the reason he hides.

Sometimes it is the reason he is proud, sometimes the 

reason he is ashamed.

Sometimes it is the reason he loves, sometimes it is the reason he hates.

Something so precious they are. 

Should he embrace his color?

Black is his culture

The way he eats

The way he dances

The way he kisses God's feet

He is a conscious black man with a crystal black plan

Black to him is a discussion, a perception, a conversation

For every word he speaks is a reflection of his history

Black is a pro-black argument

Black is every rhythm and blues song written out of lust & passion

Black is every rap lyric spoken through HipHop

Black is his platform black is his stage.

Black is the diamond given to his fiancé

From a Black God to a Black man, he is given a Black wife

From a Black Wife

From her black womb

A child sprouts, comes alive and dims the room

Dark,Lovely and Beautiful

She and He are his everything.

I am stuck to black

Like 1 & 2 & 3

Like A & B & C

Like eyes to see

Like a blind man doesn’t have to see

I call over my God, Allah,

Uuhulunuulu, modimo

Sometimes Badimo

Before reflection of my eyes

I know a smile is nearer

The one that is pure as a baby’s tear

And hid the hunger in her heart

That sing melodies some bittersweet songs that you hear

Believe me, I know how to love as well

Love that is beyond boundaries

It’s me, it’s them, it’s you, love is you and I.

Black is you and I

It’s me and them

Black that is unified

I’m married to her

She is Mary

I am Joseph

I love me, you know real love, I love me

I love my tears, I love my skin, I love my hair, I love my ten toes and my tall tongue.

I know our race will live in eternity 

Even after they bury WE

I am stuck to black

Like 1 & 2 & 3

Like A & B & C

Like L to O to V to E

I am stuck to black

Like 1 & 2 & 3

Like A & B & C

Like L to O to V to E

I am stuck to black

Like 1 & 2 & 3

Like A & B & C

Like L to O to V to E

I am stuck to black

Like 1 & 2 & 3

Like A & B & C

Like L to O to V to E

They were born from the soil 

It is what he is. 

She is what it is. 

Black.